gijoe1313's TGIF pootling tour of the Coromandel Loop

[gijoe1313]

And for those who can't be arsed pootling on Saturday, I be pootling on this Friday around the half loop of the Coro! :shifty: Just... practice for Saturday! :whistle:

Doing this at the reasonable hour of 8.00am meet at BP Takanini for a 8.30am departure time.

This will be via Kaiaua/Miranda to Kopu and heading along SH25A to Whitianga for an early nosh and up and around to Coromandel and down to Thames.

Back along the Pipiroa expressway and to Miranda. Trickle down the back end of Mangatangi and into the Hunuas for the final run back to Dorkland. Ending back at BP Takanini!

The usual blah blah where I pontificate about checking your ride over, organising your gear etc.

And yes, I did consider making this longer! :lol:

[xwhatsit]

Gah I'm a dumbarse. Just posted in the other thread, `what's happening on Friday' :innocent:

Cool! How long does it go for? I'm a Coro newb.

[gijoe1313]

Yer look'n around the 300km mark, like I said, a short little pootle! :lol:

Start earlyish, be back before tea! Teehee!

And oh, there's always gotta be a dumbarse...er I meant numbarse! :innocent:

[xwhatsit]

Hehehe. I think that's doable. Hope you don't mind if a slow 250cc single tags along.

[gijoe1313]

Hehehe. I think that's doable. Hope you don't mind if a slow 250cc single tags along.

Hmm let me check the thread title again and the forum... Clubs...Club 250 ... pootling ...

Part and parcel of the way gijoe1313 pootles is the ability to nana it whenever it is appropriate and just! Time to take in vistas, avoid ninja ducks, obey the civil law of the land in regards to posted speeds and above all ...

To have fun! The more the merrier, the "faster" ones can just fang off ahead and we can wend our merry way around the winsome windy woads... er roads!

[xwhatsit]

Woot then. The RS yearns to see the countryside. I took her to Piha relatively recently but she wasn't having none of that and spat hot oil onto my feet in protest -.-''.

[Winter]

Hmm.. I could probably manage this one too :D will see.

[gijoe1313]

I didn't realise that people shared in my peculiar form of pootling psychosis :eek5:

Mad. The lot of you, that's what! What next? Thinking of putting on blingy bitz onto your rides? Talking and hugging and patting your rides?

Or worst yet, colour co-ordinating your ride gear with your ride... :innocent:

Oh well. The more the merrier! Huzzah!

[toymachine]

Bah the ride i'd prefer to do on the day I can't do it :P

Guess i'll try make the other one.


Where is BP papakura?

[gijoe1313]

Bah the ride i'd prefer to do on the day I can't do it :P

Guess i'll try make the other one.


Where is BP papakura?

BP Autobahn Papakura ... it's on the southern motorway, head past Takanini and Papakura. You'll see the servo sign indicated well in advance. Pull off there and cruise into the servo, gas gas and you'll see other biker(s) by the McDeath's!

You can't miss me, I'll be wearing the volcanic camo red splotch! :innocent:

[Chickadee]

Sniff, sniff, wahhh wish I could come. The weeins (as usual) will require looking after. Shame I've not got family visiting still or I'd be there. Probably be too slow though anyway. DOH. Will have to do the loop one day.

Enjoy the ride and take some pictures so we can enjoy with you.
Cheers
Chick

[gijoe1313]

Sniff, sniff, wahhh wish I could come. The weeins (as usual) will require looking after. Shame I've not got family visiting still or I'd be there. Probably be too slow though anyway. DOH. Will have to do the loop one day.

Enjoy the ride and take some pictures so we can enjoy with you.
Cheers
Chick

Oi vey - such is the mien of family life! And this is a slow pootling ride anyhows! I want fellow mad pootlers to understand part of what makes a pootling ride, a pootling ride! :lol:

And no worries, you know I'm good for it! I was selfish in my lonely lonesome self to pootle to parts near and far, the spirit of biking entered me when I was on the road not too long ago with two groups of mad idjits that decided to pootle with me! :innocent:

I came around a corner, and, lo - it was a beautiful vista, sun was perfect, weather as nice as you can please. There were others to share it, and they commented about it.

I was ashamed and converted. No longer shall I take the easy way and pootle to my heart's content alone. I shall offer and invite those who can be mad enough to ride the windy roads with me!

This, just means, I will have to sneak in even more lonely lonesome roads! :whistle:

[Winter]

I wont be doing the full pootle, but will turn up at mcdeaths in the morning, and go for a wee blat to warm my tires and see the outside of auckland.

I've got a mate coming along with me too, on his hyosung. See yall in the morning.

[Chisanga]

Gonna try and make this one ... see you at BP takanini... if I can find it :)

[Squiggles]

right, im changing the pads tomorrow so i can have some real fun come saturday... if i get up in time :shutup:

[gijoe1313]

Gonna try and make this one ... see you at BP takanini... if I can find it :)

BP Takanini servo ... take the turn off to Takanini (duh!) and as you come flying down the off ramp, you'll see the lovely green of the BP to your left about 100m up the road! Woot!

[xwhatsit]

BP Takanini servo ... take the turn off to Takanini (duh!) and as you come flying down the off ramp, you'll see the lovely green of the BP to your left about 100m up the road! Woot!

Heheh I'm about to leave in 5 minutes. I hope I can find my way to the fricking motorway, though :D

See you soon, Route Master!

[gijoe1313]

I wont be doing the full pootle, but will turn up at mcdeaths in the morning, and go for a wee blat to warm my tires and see the outside of auckland.

I've got a mate coming along with me too, on his hyosung. See yall in the morning.


Aiieee! Today's ride start is at BP Takanini servo!

Saturday is the McDeath/BP Papakura combo!

021 0376501 be my contact details! Right, I'm off to sort out the little ol'Hornet and have a pie and drink at BP! Woot!

[xwhatsit]

Wow, is my ass sore. Went a touch more than 300km :sunny:

Might need to adjust those bars, they're only comfortable in the twisties.

That was AWESOME! Thanks to GiJoe1313 for organising our sorry souls.

Made it through the corner where I crashed (no gloves, no proper gear) way back 6 months ago. Haven't been through there since; it was so easy! I can't believe I crashed there in the first place.

The bike loved it. Leaked a little oil out of the base gasket, but I've heard that's a characteristic of these engines and I'm not too fussed. Was a bitch to start at the first stop, Kaiaua -- I think I may have flooded the engine and fouled the plug. After that it was easy. With me flat on the tank, it did 130kph at almost full throttle. If I had enough road I think I could get 140-145kph, which is pretty close to the supposed 95mph it can do. Do need to sort that carb, though.

Had a blast through the twisty stuff. These clipons are so much better for cornering (easier to put weight on the front), and dropping the front end through the triple clamps makes it fast to change direction. I scraped pegs a couple of times, but mostly because my suspension was loaded right up. Tyres are looking much better, only about 1-2cm of fresh tyre edge left.

Have some photos when I can be arsed putting them up.

Thanks Justin once more -- and nice meeting you other guys too -- good on ya Chisanga for sticking out the whole distance :D. The other two (Winter and I forgot!), you should've come the whole way! You missed on an excellent lunch :D. A pleasure to make your acquaintences!

[gijoe1313]

Top notch effort for all those who managed to turn up and even to Winter and his mate Rob for doing part of the run!

The trip out to Kaiaua was magical, brilliant weather and the view to the Coro was stunning. Even Kawakawa bay was glass like in the sheen of it's surface water!

Winter and Rob accompanied us up to Kopu where they turned back, leaving Chisanga and Xerxesdaphat and I to pootle our merry way around the loop. Up to Whitianga was lovely - 'cept for the loose gravel and new metal on the road (improvements doncha know! :lol:) Had the usual plonkers in cagers doing wild overtaking maneuvers only for us to see them turn off to Whangamata half a klick ahead :scratch:

Quick break in Tairua and off to the next destination!

The lunch in Whitianga was a sedate and leisurely affair, we all flirted with the waitresses and somehow ordered the same lunch each! Eggs benedict (though Xerxes had to be different and order the smoked salmon instead of processed pork products!)

Filled up at the Gull servo and blatted off to the Coro, got stuck behind a crazy lady cager who would speed up, slow down, brake, brake, brake ... and the usual hullaballoo. Managed to get ahead of her at some roadwork junction lights when Xerxes and I had the idea to scoot ahead of her! Chisanga did an admirable TEC, though at times I wondered where he was! :lol: All good! Now I know how the ride leader feels at times! :sweatdrop

Flew through Thames and stopped for some water, btw Xerxes, didya give Chisanga his bottle back? :whistle: Anyhows, we did the back block of the Hunuas and Xerxes gave the corner that gave him the learn the learn back! Yeehaa! I punched the air with him as he easily negotiated the corner!

Right, got to process some photos with the usual glib commentary and get off to bed for the early pootling start tomorrow on the next ride! Phew!

[gijoe1313]

Some blah stuff goes here!

Photo 1. Typical bike porn shot, all ride members turned up at 8am sharp!
Photo 2. Ooer, more rear view bike porn shot. Look at the cans on that!
Photo 3. A lovely day at Kaiaua ... 9ish and nary a cager in sight!
Photo 4. What? Outrageous! Lovely riding weather!
Photo 5. Hitchhiking stowaway discovered in backpack...
Photo 6. Ninja biker and Pikachu play for all the power in the universe... with Rob poised to take the leftovers! By the power of Greyskull gadzooks! I espy Chisanga about to do the dirty on Rob for the Greyskull!

Lovely jubbly riding around this way, roads were perfect, twisties were...well twisty and nary a ninja duck in sight!

[Colapop]

And not a deep fried chicken wing in sight!

[gijoe1313]

And zis is vere ve put up ze funny pictures of ze animals...

Photo 1. Obligatory bike pron shot showing headlights ... :o ooer!
Photo 2. Now how did he get ahead of us!? :scratch:
Photo 3. A reclining Xerxes showing how to be an armpit fashion model.
Photo 4. Dark, mysterious ... and why is Chisanga still wearing shades ... in the shade!?
Photo 5. Can't get rid of this little fella, invited him over for lunch and becomes the centre of attention! That devil!
Photo 6. The girls were always talking about Pikachu, how devilishly debonair he looked and were wondering if he was going to ask one of them for a soiree down the Whitianga harbour, sipping mint juleps and having a flutter on the gee-gees!

[gijoe1313]

Pika, pikachu pika pika pika! *"Here are some photos taken by onlookers and passerbys, so kind, they emailed them to me so I could share them with you!"

Photo 1. Pika-pika-pikachu-chu pika! *"Having a fortified breakfast sets up my day for some impromptu travel - I think I shall hitch a ride to the Coromandel!"

Photo 2. Chu pikachu chu pika pika! *"This ninja biker had left his bag open and I thought I would take advantage of it!"

Photo 3. Pikachu pikachu pika chu chu pika! *"I had hitched to Tairua and was shading myself when I happened to espy those capital chaps passing through!"

Photo 4. Chu chu Pika pika Pikachu! *"Just sunning myself... and getting ready to jump back into that ninja biker's bag! What a wheeze and a lark this is!"

Photo 5. Pika pika chu pika pikachu! *"And here I was at Kaiaua ... I love the blue, reminds me of my good friend Valvosaur!"

Photo 6. Chu chu! *"And here I float lonely as a breeze, fun.. and fancy free!"

[zeocen]

Haha godamn I love you gijoe, so classic..
Looks like a freaken good day for a ride, I'm jealous I missed out! But it looks like you guys had heaps of fun!

[Donor]

Haha godamn I love you gijoe, so classic..
Looks like a freaken good day for a ride, I'm jealous I missed out! But it looks like you guys had heaps of fun!

Agreed!

After reading about yesterdays pootle, and awaiting todays report, the green eyed monster is jumping up and down within!

[Maha]

But it looks like you guys had heaps of fun!

Well the little yellow thing did....it looks pregnant....:shit:

[Chisanga]

I had a fantastic day.. thanks to GiJoe for organising and running a great ride. Certainly opened my eyes going around Coro for the first time... now I know why everyone raves about it. Took it easy in places as I started the day with almost new tyres and was hesitant about caning it around all the corners (caning in the VTR250, newbie rider sense of the word)

Thanks also to Xerxes who provided the entertainment in running up and down the road with his bike after each break stop. I thought you were never going to get it started in Kaiaua.

So a great day, rode more than twice as far as I had in one day before (about 420km door to door)... sore back, sore kness, sore wrists but also sore cheeks from having a huge smile on my face all day :)

[Winter]

Yes, Indeed was a beautiful ride along there. Wicked fun by all! Bummer I had to turn back when I did, but made it back to dorkland (via puke for a peak at the racing) in time to get a truckload of things scratched off my to-do list.

[Hanne]

right, im changing the pads tomorrow so i can have some real fun come saturday... if i get up in time :shutup:

Needless to say, he did not get up in time

[Brett]

I didn't realise that people shared in my peculiar form of pootling psychosis :eek5:


Or worst yet, colour co-ordinating your ride gear with your ride... :innocent:

Oh well. The more the merrier! Huzzah!

That is really easier...all black.

[gijoe1313]

That is really easier...all black.

Now that's just taking the fun right out of it! :lol:

[gijoe1313]

Needless to say, he did not get up in time

Never mind - there'll always be more pootling rides by gijoe1313. But by the time word gets around what these "pootling" rides entail and are like, I think people will duck for cover and leave gijoe1313 to his own devices, to wit, hoisted up by his own petard!

I will be organising another one very soon just for Daisy, she needs a good spanking and to be given the learn through some twisties and long straights! :innocent: :whistle: